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B-178541 1 (1973-08-28)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaadhq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: COMPTROLLER GENERAL, OF THE UNITED STATES WASIHtITOrE,1 D 105RO49 -17854Z, AUG 2 8 1973 The 1onorablo Rogero (3. B. norton Soretary of the Intorior Donr W, Secretariy ViY latfor of April2 6, 1973 (cnd onelocua) tha ):puty Aoistant Secretary of the Inveorior, requonted that thn Govarmc t Cnruptroflcir for Guaix bc &,:nignated by thE o.,troller Ounarat a duly 4uthorihod rosoilat.%,L-for the purposc of uditcnt and cx:nnoiuting the records of the Gu Y zcator.c PVc-N'opr.unt 4ancy (OEIDA), under provinions of the Guam Davulopuont und Act of 1968 (43 USC. 14'). Tho Deputy twlstant Secretary eiten the pro\.n.donn of 48 U.S.C. 142a and 40 V..0. 1422d(i), as nuthority for cuc designatim, The tfirt cited ( code prvit,Lo.on pvov, thct. tha Control.cr Cciicrat or bin dfy authorized reprotctntive v;hnf l IEwa accous to thm borAo end racordn of GSDA for the purpooa of auditm id cxarination and 408 UiS C . 142%.t4) requivs tle Gov.hJrV,,int Cormtrcllur to rm!ko nuch oUher roport, in addition to bin regular dstiao, . tle 0 cptrollcr Cnornaln u7 raquiru. 'Th mDeputy Anot- ant flaVcrtray t'.prenrz ctho vimtw that tha requwtotud duninution would cla lry Lilah ov arnmnt Colaptroll.r's interrelated nrdit respoaciihlit.les, rako ecKt.clin .o of audit cupciiy alrea4y on Gums, and avoid posdiblo dupLutiomi of.f . %,e do not balieva that it muld bo appropr.1-to to. dooignae tel Govnmr-1n Coprollo n a duly authormod roproontuttvc of the Conptrallor G~c :vz . for0 the lT'7Ln of mtirln an munual audit of G?.)A. The Oovorismiunt Cowtrcdi?r? in umu r tho gonra1 oupervivion o, the Sczane.ry of the Interior, and the Co.ptrollar'a functions irth regard to GIA antd tho adcquacy of its financinl control tycton are prnrfnd to oatify the So:rotary, rathar titan the Cov ,troller Omoral. Our Office must functton as an indepeudont ageny, and cannot d.ochcrgo its rasponibilitien through the Ouvar=ne Coptrol:tor. Soce Tndication of the independeut couro that tho Gtnoral Acectunting Officea ohould follot nay bt inferred through section 301 of the budget and Accounting Act of 1921, 63 Stat. 830, 31 1.S.C. 4.1, viich created the Gonaral Accotmtr,t Office (GAO). Sactan 301 provides that the GAO .afll be indopondont cif t:he zecutivo dapartrtnto nmd tide th control and ( / B T / AAL .4'23/1BEST DOCII LNrI AV iLABLE

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